Question

A green grocer had a profit of Rs. 47 on Monday, a loss of Rs. 12 on Tuesday and loss of Rs. 8 on Wednesday. Find his net profit or loss in 3 days.

Answer 1

Let profit be a positive integer and loss is a negative integer, because it is opposite of profit.

Then the net profit or loss in 3 days.

$\begin{array}{c}=Rs.(47-12-8)\\ =Rs27\end{array}$

It is positive value.

Therefore, the grocer had a profit of $Rs.27$.